Where does “foudri” come from?
foudri (Bourguignon) comes from Bourguignon foudre, from German fuder, from Old High German fuodar, from Proto-West Germanic fōþr, from Proto-West Germanic fōrþr, from Proto-West Germanic fōrijan, from Proto-Germanic fōrijaną, from Proto-Germanic faraną — passed , crossed.
foudri (Bourguignon): big barrel of wine
Definitions
- big barrel of wine
Ancestry of “foudri”, step by step
foudri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Bourguignon foudre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bourguignon | foudre | barrel |
| 2 | German | fuder | A wagonload, cartload |
| 3 | Old High German | fuodar | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | fōþr | load, wagonload |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrþr | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | fōrijan | to lead, to bring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | fōrijaną | to cause to go; lead (someone; take lead; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | faraną | to go, to travel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |